First Fridays

Join us every first Friday of the month to share creative work at any stage of development.

First Fridays is a wonderful, intimate setting for ANYONE in TDPS to share their original dances, spoken word pieces, songs, 5-10 minute plays, costume/set/media/lighting design ideas, history/theory projects, etc.

Email Patrik Widrig at widrig@umd.edu if you would like to participate.

Kreativity Open Mic Night

Join the Kreators of the Kreativity Diversity Troupe for an open mic night, full of music, dance and spoken word.

Want to try out your own performance chops? Show up and sign up! Just looking for a night of entertainment from some of the most talented students in the metro area? Simply take a seat and enjoy the show.

art is water, seeds are change. – Homecoming Projections Installation

art is water, seeds are change. is a series of experimental short films that combine spoken word, music, dance and design to explore ways that the performing arts transform the world around us. Created by interdisciplinary artist and multimedia designer Alexandra Kelly Colburn M. F. A. design ’18, this dynamic 20-minute loop of mini films journeys through themes of discovery, joy, harmony and multiculturalism.

We're Breathing: A Queer Open Mic Night

"We’re Breathing: A Queer Open Mic" continues a longstanding tradition in queer communities of coming out, calling in and confronting power by sharing our lived experiences. Honoring National Coming Out Day, we pay homage to all acts of courage and queer brilliance. This virtual open mic event serves as a space to celebrate authenticity in any form. Join us for a night of community and performance and a special appearance by our featured artist Alicia Ortiz.

Bach Cantata Series: BWV 21

The livestream of this socially distanced performance will be available for you to watch from home. Please do not come to the building. This performance is not open to a public in-person audience.

J.S. Bach, known as the great master, wrote more than 200 cantatas, and UMD Choral Activities aims to sing them all in this series of short performances led by conductors in the graduate program. Conducted by Jonathan King, this performance will feature the first part of Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (I had much grief), BWV 21.

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